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Just been to my pharmacy and been told there is a problem with insulin and victosa until January 2024...what the. What has anyone else been told? I did ask what are those on insulin going to do...die?

Just watched channel 4 and heard a nurse pointing at all the Easter eggs donated and saying our staff are going to get diabetes!!! Now most of my family are nhs staff and they are marvellous, but to state this!!

Just had my needles changed from finepoint 4mm to carepoint 4mm. Can anyone enlighten me please as to the difference apart from cost? Cheers.

Whoever suggested the book 'the diabetes weight loss cookbook' I have to say Thank you. I bought it and today made the granola, strawberry chia jam and wonder of wonders the low carb bread. It tastes amazing, I made rolls, now I have something to spread my pate on, oh and pea nut butter and chia...

Hi, been injecting victoza for 3 weeks now. First week was fine, no problems, second week having moved over to injecting left side of belly, I'm now getting a reaction e.g. Bruises, itching, redness spreading out from injection site. Now moved back to right side and its happening there too...

Question in the title really. My dn says I should inform the dvla of a change in medication. Do I really? Victoza isn't insulin, and she says I can't have hypos. So experts what's the answer? I'm hoping she's wrong. GRRR, don't you just hate predictive text!!! How socks came up instead of dvla...

Can anyone tell me where they get their powder from please. I've read that it can turn baking purple, bit unappealing really.

Has anyone on jardiance noticed a dry cough while taking it? I stopped smoking a year ago, as did my cough. I've been on it less than a month and just started with a cough. A Google search brought up others who think its the jardiance, they are American sites though. Not sure how many of the...

4 weeks in, on very low carb, e.g. less than 20 and as low as 5 g per day, tiny weight loss and bs at 13. on my meter. I do keep trying with it. I'm going on empaglioflozin as of Friday, got to get that bs down. I don't know if 4 weeks is too early to see any movement, but 6 yrs of diabetes and...

So as the title suggests, has anyone been prescribed this? Anyone thinks it's a good pill? Can't tolerate metformin, it brings me out in hives. Ichf isn't working!!! 800 cals, very low carb, intermittent fasting for 4 weeks and zero weight loss, no difference in bs either.

Just had an email from diabetes stating that they have long been an advocate of lchf!! When did that happen, lol.

Just got my regular newsletter email from Diabetes UK, with a direction to the forum, however the thread was over a year old... keep up.

Just got an email from Dr Kendrick, apparently the man in the title has a book out called 'Fat and Cholesterol Don’t Cause Heart Attacks And Statins are Not the Solution'. If you google Uffe Ravnskov he has a website that discusses Cholesterol and Statins, definitely worth a look.

I do have dodgy skin, in that I react to cosmetics and stuff. But recently I have had the most incredible itchy hives. On Dr Google one of the side affects is hives. My GP says no such thing. Has anyone else had a reaction to it, and is there anything I can take instead of Met? I've stopped...

A programme on BBC2 on Sunday at 10ish I think, but will stand corrected, its about 2 sons who took their dads diabetes 2 in hand, and sorted him out, might be worth a watch.

Has anyone felt or been dizzy whilst taking Metformin? I had a bout of dizziness and actually passed out while sitting minding my own business on the sofa. Gp tested for stroke etc, then sent me to A&E, after waiting 2 hours (not bad I know) I saw the nurse who advised waiting to see the Doc for...

Apparently Metformin has been thought to increase life. They are doing trials on some elderly folk to see if this is the case. I'm sure some clever folk on here can find the link. Its been shown that diabetics on Metformin lived on average 8 yrs longer. However I don't want to live till I'm 120!.

Yuk, I'm 9 days in eating 70/75% fat and under 20grams of carbs. Loads of water etc. Got headaches and feel tired. Just having a moan cos I feel rubbish, but I'm sure it will be over soon.

Ok, update. 21 days into very low carbing. Been on less than 20 grams of carb a day, - sometimes less. Calorie deficit also, I'm aiming for 1100 of calories a day and miss that by 200 sometimes. I've been doing HIIT and kettle bell on alternate days. No grain or wheat has passed my mouth. Just...

Phew...just read through the thread that is about 3 months old, the one about Trudi Deakins book. Noticed someone had said that people lose weight on a lchf diet. I've said over again I haven't lost 1 lb. Many folk have been helpful in their advice, about why it wont shift. I have about 2 st to...